Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Tropical Depression Calvin to drench southern Mexico into midweek

By Faith Eherts, AccuWeather meteorologist
By Eric Leister, AccuWeather meteorologist
June 13,2017, 7:18:19AM,EDT
 
 The third eastern Pacific tropical system of the year will threaten southern Mexico with flooding rainfall into the middle of the week.
“Late Sunday afternoon, an area of tropical low pressure south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec became better organized into Tropical Depression 3-E,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Frank Strait.
Warm ocean waters and favorable atmospheric conditions allowed the system to strengthen, becoming Tropical Storm Calvin Monday afternoon. Calvin weakened back into a tropical depression Monday night after making landfall.
Calvin 6/13 AM
Calvin will continue to slowly track northwestward, moving inland from the southern coast of Mexico, where it made landfall between Salina Cruz and Puerto Angel Monday evening.
“Regardless of the strength of this system, heavy rain will impact much of southern Mexico through the middle of the week,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde.
Over the mountainous terrain of the Sierra Madre del Sur, the system will continue to weaken and dissipate, while still threatening flooding rainfall.
“The primary concern with this feature is going to be the potential for excessive rainfall over the southern part of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, as well as southeastern Guerrero and southwestern Chiapas,” said Strait.
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“This will result in flooding in some areas through Wednesday with the potential for mudslides in the mountains.”
Saturday evening through Monday evening, 12.72 inches (323.0 mm) of rain fell in Salina Cruz. As showers and storms continue to impact the area, flooding will be a concern through Tuesday.

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